Clothing will be attended to. Hamilton arrived, Hodgdon will bring his attention to Craig's claim for compensation, noted Stevens claim being denied multiple times. Reduction of military by Congress discussed.

Corporal Jesse Baldwin has made a claim which, though not entirely documented, is such a pittance that it seems he should be paid rather than risk the clamour against the government should his claim be denied.

Responds to a claim by Martin Eichelberger on behalf of his late brother, Burnet. Pierce writes that an act of Congress limiting claims on the Office of Army Accounts excludes his particular claim from being admitted.

Col. Smith has stated his claim to rank with the view that he may be the oldest lieutenant colonel of the 12 regiments. McHenry requests that Hamilton decide on the merits of his claim so the list can be adjusted.

Wolcott inquires about the claim for pay of an officer who is the colonel of a regiment of militia in Washington County and was directed by the Secretary of War to command a detachment of one hundred men. The propriety of the claim cannot be established until the facts are proven.

Informs Kileltas that the claim of Mr. Ebenezer Woods for his services as a dragoon in Colonel Lee's Corps (Legion) in the Revolutionary War is inadmissible due an act of limitations passed by Congress barring claims for service before 1789